government of yemen. however, the government of yemen must also do more. this must be a partnership it is to have a successful outcome. the united states along with many other countries along with international institutions gathered here today are committed to working with the yemeni leaders to secure the country's borders, deny safe haven to terrorists, promote unity, protect human rights, advance and gender equity, build space institutions and will fall and implement space and political reform. united states signed a three year umbrella assistance agreement with the government of yemen that will augment yemen's capacity to make progress. this package includes initiatives that will cover a range of programs of the overarching goal of our work is to increase the capacity in the governance of yemen and give the people the opportunity to better meet choices in their lives. the president outlined a ten-point plan for economic reform. along with the country's national reform agenda. those are encouraging sign